heir to the red devil

Chapter 414 Determination of the starting lineup

Among the newcomers purchased this summer, the two forwards that Kinteg has the most high hopes for are Lewandowski and Griezmann.

Before the start of the new season, Manchester United's striker was short of major generals.Rooney's transfer left, Van Persie's accidental serious injury, the two main forwards of last season all left the team; and the substitute forward Icardi is not mature enough, he can be used as a surprise player, if he is allowed to start, he still has a little strength Insufficient; therefore, in the new season, Kintag can only rely on the striker combination of Lewandowski and Griezmann.

In this warm-up match, Kintag sent the two of them. He has high hopes for these two forwards and hopes that they can become the two major killers of Manchester United.

The final result also satisfied Jin Taige very much.

2 to 0, Manchester United easily defeated the opponent.

In the game, Lewandowski and Griezmann scored a goal respectively, which became the key to the team's victory.These two scoring methods are very in line with the technical characteristics of the two people.Lewandowski's goal came from a cross from Valencia on the right, and he headed the ball into the net, playing the role of a typical centre-forward; while Griezmann was in an attacking attack, he moved flexibly. Gave himself a chance, Kroos deftly lobbed a shot into the penalty area, and Griezmann poked a shot into the net in front of the goal, playing the characteristics of his agile movement.

Before the match, Kintag made arrangements according to the technical characteristics of the two players.Lewandowski is at the forefront as a column center forward, and Griezmann is beside him as a shadow forward. The two perform their duties and perform well. They seem to be old partners who have cooperated for a long time, passing and receiving the ball very well.

This made Jin Taige very happy.

The only thing that is lacking is the cooperation of several midfielders.

In the new season, Kintag has some preliminary ideas about the starting lineup.

Goalkeeper De Gea is fine.

At the left-back position, Kintag has decided to right Alonso and let him start instead of Evra.

The right back is still Rafael.

In the position of central defender, Kintegger still intends to use the combination of Vidic and Smalling for the time being. After all, the two of them have been working together for a long time and there is no major problem; while the combination of Van Dijk and Coulibaly is not tacit enough. Need to continue to run in.

In the position of the midfielder, Kanter did his part.

The left midfielder is still Mahrez.

The right-wing midfielder let De Bruyne go, he has no problem with this new position.

The two starting forwards, no surprise, will be Lewandowski and Griezmann. Kintag is still investigating Icardi.

One of the positions that Kinteg is most worried about at present is the position of the offensive midfielder.

In the current team's lineup, the midfielders include Carrick, Nainggolan, Kroos and Lampard.Carrick suffers from frequent injuries, so Kintegger positions him as a substitute; while Nainggolan is Kanter's rotation; the remaining two players, Kroos and Lampard, whoever starts and who substitutes, this is a Big question.

Regarding this issue, Kintag sought the opinions of Scholes and Phelan, and the two of them were also very hesitant.

With this question, Manchester United ushered in the third warm-up match.

In the third game, Manchester United played against the New England Revolution.

In this game, Jin Taige sent several substitute players. 4-4-2 formation: De Gea in goal; Jones and Stones in defense, Ashley Young and Valencia on the left and right; Kante and Lampard in midfield, Mahrez Si and Martial are on the left and right; the striker is a combination of Lewandowski and Icardi.

This change gave Kintag a new consideration for the players.

Because Stones can not only play right back, but he can also play center back, so Kintag wants to see how he is in the center back position.In this game, Stones performed well in front of De Gea. He was even more mature than Jones in handling many balls, which made Kintag very satisfied.A young man who can play multiple positions will definitely get more opportunities to play.

The left and right full-backs, Ashley Young and Valencia also performed well, especially Valencia, with him on the bench, the entire team's right wing is completely worry-free.

The combination of Mahrez and Martial performed as sharply as last season.

The two strikers Lewandowski and Icardi each scored a goal.Although they performed well, the combination of these two made Jin Taige frown.

The combination of Lewandowski and Griezmann in the last game, Lewandowski, as a column center forward, needs the support of the team; while Griezmann's erratic running positions often take away the opponent's defenders, creating a new situation for Lewandowski. More opportunities; and Griezmann's passing skills are also very good. In addition to forwards, he can also play multiple positions such as shadow forwards, midfielders, and full-backs, so the Frenchman's skills are very comprehensive.

But this game Icardi is different from Griezmann.In later generations, Icardi's nickname was the Tin Woodman. The origin of this nickname is very interesting.Inter Milan used the Tin Woodman in the penalty area in training, and hit the Tin Woodman with a cross from the side.And Icardi's running distance in each game is very short. He is always used to waiting for opportunities in the penalty area. He is a typical opportunist, just like a tin man, so he got this nickname.

For this reason, in normal training, Kintag often asks Icardi to strengthen his running, but his technical characteristics are like this. He runs less but has a strong ability to seize opportunities, so after a season, Icardi is not very big. improvement.Last season, Icardi scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions. Such good results masked his running problems.

And because of his characteristic, Lewandowski was very uncomfortable.He received much less assistance, and sometimes he even needed to retreat outside the penalty area to fight for opportunities by himself.This is completely different from the previous game with Griezmann.

Seeing this situation, Kintag is even more sure about the main striker combination for next season.

The best player in this game is Lampard.Although he is 36 years old this year, his speed and physical fitness on the court are not like that of a 36-year-old player. He not only has excellent passing and shooting ability, but also makes great contributions in defense. One of his goals and two assists in the game helped the team win the opponent 3-1.

This also completely dispelled Jin Taige's hesitation.Kanter and Lampard will be Manchester United's main midfield combination next season.

At this time, Kroos really needs to continue to run in with the team. Kintiger will also arrange for Kroos to play as much as possible. After all, the combination of Kroos and De Bruyne is Kintiger's heart for Manchester United in the next ten years. pillar.

So far, Kintag has completely determined the starting lineup for next season.

(End of this chapter)